The River Humber pipeline is an important pipeline - connecting an import location for gas at Easington, on the East Yorkshire coast, to the national network – delivering gas supplies to millions of homes and businesses throughout the UK. This Iong-term project sees the construction of a replacement, high-pressure gas pipeline. Housed within a tunnel, underneath the River Humber, the pipeline will replace the existing one, which lies on the riverbed. The project will provide the 5km tunnel and involves inserting a single string of 42” steel pipe and connecting it into the above-ground installations at Paull and Goxhill villages. This world record pipeline will be the longest gas pipeline in a tunnel, inserted in a single string, in the world.
The boring machine was transported and reassembled back in January; it has now begun boring a 3.65m diameter tunnel 35 meters below the river Humber. This project is due to complete in 2019 and we’re excited to be recruiting for a number of roles, including, Site Engineers, Sub and Site Agents.
Key Facts
Length of pipeline | 5.4km / 3.3 miles |
Diameter of pipeline | 48 inches (1,220mm) |
Length of pipeline tunnelled | 5km / 3.1 miles |
Depth of tunnel | 35 metres |
Width of tunnel | 3-4 metres |
Length of construction | 35 months (approx.) |
Length of time tunnelling | 12 months (approx.) |
Gas pressure | 70 barg |
Cost | Upwards of £100m |
This project is due to complete in 2019 and we’re excited to be recruiting for a number of roles, including, Site Engineers, Sub and Site Agents. To find out more about any of the above roles, chat to Sean Furlong.